Beltran joined the Mets front office before the 2023 season. He played seven seasons with the Mets from 2005-2011 , hitting .280 with a 129 OPS+, 149 home runs and 100 stolen base

The New York Mets will do "everything necessary" to sign superstar slugger Juan Soto in free agency, executive Carlos Beltran recently told Joseph Reboyras of Primera Hora, a Puerto Rican newspaper, at a charity pickleball event.

Juan Soto the hitter is perceived a lot differently than Juan Soto the fielder — even as the former will get him paid and the latter resulted in him being a finalist for the Gold Glove in right field.